my name is

Mike Cooper

and I make beautiful things for the web.

I'm a front end web developer with a passion for making beautiful and funcional user interfaces to create delightful experences on the web.

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My name is Mike. I am a frontend software engineer based in the DMV area. I have been writing HTML, CSS and Javascript pages as a hobby since I was 12 years old... I had a really cool MySpace, and I created a ton of themes for Tumblr back in the day too!.

Now, roughly 10 years on, I have decided to make my hobby into a career. I have formalized my casual experience into an education at Flatiron School, where I expanded on my foundational knowledge and acquired a deeper love and understanding of software engineering.

I am currently seeking my first full-time real-life job as a developer to start my new career. If you think I might be a good fit for your team please get in touch.

RESUME

    Languages

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • Ruby

    Libraries/ Frameworks

  • React
  • Redux
  • Next.js
  • Gatsby
  • Ruby on Rails

    Tools

  • GitHub
  • Contentful
  • Netlify
  • VS Code
  • Adobe Photoshop

    Methodologies

  • REST
  • MERN
  • Responsive Design
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Test Driven Developemnt

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Sims Builds

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I used a variety of technologies and tools including Next.js, Sass, Contentful and Cloudinary to create a site to showcase my second favorite hobby: building houses in The Sims. I focused on creating a beautiful UI while maintaining a DRY codebase.

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  • Next.js
  • Contentful
  • Cloudinary
  • Sass

FILMr

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FILMr is a social application designed for film lovers built with Ruby on Rails. I also created totally custom styles with Sass. No CSS libraries needed. It queries a third party API to return JSON data about various films a user may search for. It then allows users to create reviews for those films and reviews written by other users. I used a ruby gem call acts-as-followers to allow users to follow each other. This is done with a polymorphic association on the backend.

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  • Ruby on Rails
  • jQuery
  • Sass
  • erb
  • OMDb API

THIRTYFIVE

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THIRTYFIVE is an application for forgetful film lovers built using React and Redux for the frontend and Ruby on Rails for the backend. This app employs the use of a third party API to fetch data about movies as well as a custom Rails API for managing application data.

THIRTYFIVE
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  • React
  • Redux
  • CSS
  • Ruby on Rails
  • OMDb API

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Reach out to me if you think I may be a good fit for your team. I am also open to taking on freelance projects and am happy to discuss that with you as well.